It’s not a vote or referendum, though, so (as with highways consultations) objections are assessed on their content, not their numbers.

… This trip I’m staying in Tanthof (south Delft suburb), which looks like an exemplar LTN and 10-minute neighbourhood.

I went to Westerstraat last year - striking how many cars there were, even though they were clearly not used much (almost all parked up at 9am on a weekday). …

So maybe one rule if the applicant is a person, another if it is a trust or company.

This assumes the applicant and the commenter are peers eg neighbours. For large planning applications this is not the case - the applicant is typically a corporation with no actual person exposed to any risk.

I’m not so sure about ineffable cardinals, though! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineffab...

'Mini Switzerland' Peak District transport plan gets green light Campaigners say it could be the

Would work as part of the Hope Valley Mini-Switzerland scheme, though www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - I think only four entries? And would help to shift visitors from driving to bus or train, which a bed tax wouldn't.

This is a fantastic book on Tokyo architecture dannyreviews.com/h/Emergent_T...

Require a 60% for vote to join. Makes it 1) a real mandate 2) a commitment EU members can see (if explicit that leaving would require a similar margin) and 3) can do it again in five years if it fails.

I want to talk to you about cycling and hip arthritis

It surprises a lot of people, and needs to be more widely understood

I have a hip replacement next month, this thread is my experience, but I know others have found the same
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... over staff who live within walking or cycling distance, or have good public transport options. Similarly, not all patients and visitors are equal. Some of them absolutely have to have car parking, and they should be prioritised over others.

Given a shortage of parking (and/or a shortage of road space to get people to that parking), the only fair and efficient thing to do is to ration parking -- allocate it to people who need it. Staff who work late shifts, live in remote villages, have mobility problems, etc. should be prioritised...

I still feel I have to escort my daughter through the Plain, but the low traffic neighbourhoods mean I can let her cycle from that point by herself, to visit friends in East Oxford.

An interspecies grooming ritual may have been spotted in desert ants First-of-its-kind observation suggests red harvester ants may look to smaller ants to pick off parasites

A first-of-its-kind observation suggests red harvester ants may look to smaller ants to pick off parasites. https://scim.ag/3OljYri

Light blue booklet cover: "CITY OF OXFORD / A Balanced Transport Policy" (with the city crest) above "REPORT OF CENTRAL AREA WORKING PARTY TO COUNCIL - 5TH MARCH, 1973"

Oxford City Council's 1973 Balanced Transport Policy. wanderingdanny.com/oxford/docs/... This was hugely progressive, abandoning road building and looking to shift trips to public transport and cycling instead.

I'm going on a cycle tour in the Netherlands in May, and will have a whole last day with @robintucker1.bsky.social to get from Delft to Hook of Holland for the night ferry. Any recs for nice routes with urbanist attractions? @bicycledutch.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @modacitylife.com

See this blog post wanderingdanny.com/oxford/2026/...

Plaid-SNP-LD-Labour-Green?

Apparently in the Netherlands people wearing helmets cycling are10x more likely to be admitted to hospital! Because they are only really worn by sports cyclists, not people making ordinary trips.

Individual incomes may be rising, but local authorities have been hollowed out, so we have potholes, failures in SEND support and child services, etc.

If you were asked to translate Beowulf into modern English, how would you translate ‘Hwæt’?

The US can just lay mines, pushing the choice of risks onto the Chinese or anyone else.

Hungary’s turnout is BRUTAL: 37.98% by 11am (2022: 22.77%), pointing to 75–80% or more overall. In such a scenario, Orbán’s chances look slim, and it’s unlikely any party beyond Fidesz and Péter Magyar’s Tisza clears the 5% threshold.

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A national road charging scheme plus local Health, School, Congestion, etc zones.

For example, 50km driven on a motorway may create fewer harms to 5km driven in an urban area with lots of people around. Noise pollution, road danger, air pollution, etc.

There’s a whole book _Critical Mass_ arguing convincingly for mass x distance as the basis for road charging. But while that may capture overall externalities, we would still want additional charges on eg urban cores.

Tax cars by weight _and_ ramp up fuel duty.

Could say the same about Local Government Reorganisation

The £6 fine then would be about £500 now.

While the world is anxiously watching the Strait of Hormuz, another maritime drama is playing out in the Gulf of Finland:

The drama of the traffic jam involving dozens of shadow vessels.

www.politico.eu/article/gulf...

Me @politico.eu. No paywall.